Statuette

A1123

From: Nepal

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number A1123
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nepalese | Buddhist
Provenience Nepal
Date Made 17th Century
Section Asian
Materials Bronze | Turquoise | Gilt
Technique Gilded | Inlaid
Iconography Manjusri
Description

Gilt bronze Manjusri with turquoise inlay. Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, is flanked by two lotus stalks which hold his attributes of a sword and a sutra. He is seated on a lotus on an oblong dais (two parts). The halo that attaches to the throne is missing.

Credit Line Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914
Other Number 141 - Other Number

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